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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1968
Page
1
For Thursday through Monday, Iowa highs 66 to 73 and lows 43 to 50. Temperatures run 9 to 13 degrees below normal with minor daily changes. Precipitation chances mainly east, tiny amounts possible. west portion mostly dry. Regional figures include noon and 2 pm readings, barometer, humidity, wind, sunrise and sunset times.
Birth announcements list new daughters and sons for families in Maryland Marion Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. Court actions include separations and numerous civil suits with amounts and parties named, plus a series of scheduled church services and memorial notices for several towns and individuals.
The article details historical multiple birth cases including sextuplets and octuplets, noting few survivors. It references Mrs. Philip Speichinger’s surviving sextuplet daughter from 1963, Mexico octuplets in 1953 reportedly still living, and several late-1960s cases where all infants died. It also links multiple births to gonadotropic hormone fertility treatment with specific examples.
Nixon argues for personal freedom and an economy guided by individual opportunity. He pledges to reform welfare to provide escape routes from dependency and to curb heavy regulatory schemes. He calls for an independent study of financial institutions and investor protections.
The Citizens' Advisory Committee for the Public Schools plans a Tuesday bus tour of Cedar Rapids school buildings to promote the October 14 bond issue. Visit Old Fillmore Taylor and Hoover, with 200 leaders invited, leaving from the First Avenue bridge at 10 a.m. Each bus will include a school-board or committee representative to answer questions. Demolition and replacement are planned for Old Fillmore and Taylor in a 7.2 million program. the bond seeks 5.9 million. Reservations end Thursday. call 365-9164.
Fifty five signers criticized a Linn county plan to grant access to the Harold Ross property from the Edgewood road extension north of the proposed bridge. They argued the road will be limited access and lead to undeveloped land with no benefit.
A Linn district court jury awarded Frank D. and Adora Jones 77500 for 12.7 acres on Edgewood road SW and highway 149 taken for widening to four lanes. The condemnation case, first decided at 487?50, moved through appeals and retrials before final verdict.
Joseph Vondracek of Cedar Rapids sues Robert Lawlor of Crocker Claims Service for 25000 dollars claiming negligence for failing to inform him of a two year statute of limitations after an auto crash on July 1 1965 at Sixth avenue and C street SW. Lawlor allegedly arranged medical treatment and a potential settlement but told him the insurer would not honor the claim due to the time limit.
Paris foreign minister Michel Debre condemned the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Soviet led Warsaw Pact forces after the occupation began. The action sparked international protests and raised tensions during the Prague crisis.
The speaker denounces both violent radicals and those who attack courts and laws. He criticizes Wallace’s record as Alabama governor, claiming disobedience of courts and high murder rates. He contrasts Alabama’s taxes, wages, education spending, and workers’ compensation with national norms, noting local sales taxes can raise rates to six percent.
Reported figures show various employee groups reaching or surpassing last year’s totals, including FMC-Link-Belt Speeder and UAW Local 299 at over 100 percent, DeWoody Co. and its workers at 138 percent, Woolworth employees at 138.5 percent, and Linn-Mar high school staff at 196 percent of prior year. City offices and planning staff also strong, with assessor and planning offices above last year.
Dr. Olympio Pinto of the University of Brazil, speaking at USC, says a decade study links missing or poorly fitting teeth to hearing loss. He attributes jaw inflammation spreading from the jaw hinge to the skull base, affecting structures near the ear.
Elsie Margrethe May 1901 Cedar Rapids wife of Harry R. May 2507 Indiana Street SW died Wednesday. Born December 28 1901 in Cedar Rapids married December 23 1919 Sparland Illinois surviving two daughters DeLite Sharp Joy Gerber both of Cedar Rapids eight grandchildren one great grandchild and sister Marie Stanfield Sparland Illinois memorial service at First Lutheran church Friday noon with Rev George W I Carlson burial Cedar Memorial Cemetery friends may call Turner Chapel East until 9 pm Thursday and at the church 9 30 am to 12 55 pm Friday casket will not be opened after the service.
Andrew Nelson Turner of Scott and Olive Eva Turner of Berry are listed for funeral services. Andrew Nelson Turner will be buried at Cedar Memorial cemetery with services at Turner Chapel East at 1 30 p m Thursday by Rev John M Jensen. Olive Eva Turner will be laid to rest at Turner Chapel West at 3 p m Thursday by Rev Ernest W Larson. Cremation will accompany the services.
The Shropshire siege unfolds as police withdraw to a 300 yard cordon while James, a man in the house, remains inside defiant. Taxpayers face about 1200 dollars daily cost as parliamentarians label the event a fiasco. James's asthma flares. his children taunt from attic windows.
Des Moines AP reports Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst predicts about 1,240,000 Iowans will vote in the November 5 general election, roughly 75 percent of the 1,650,000 eligible. This would mark the third highest turnout in state history.
Classified note urges readers to place a low cost want ad to move unused items fast, highlighting quick turnover for skip and sell.
Washington dispatch notes four terms for African Americans including Negro Afro American colored people and blacks. It cites shifting attitudes with black gaining favor among youth while older readers prefer colored people. It advises white speakers to use Negro if unsure and to pronounce knee-grow.
Liberia's President William Tubman calls for soberness and common sense in Africa, condemning violence. He spoke at a luncheon hosted by Kenya's President Jomo Kenyatta to mark the start of Tubman's nine day state visit to Kenya. He compared African upheavals to weather with stormy and sunny periods.
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